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The new film American Honey, written and directed by Andrea Arnold which screened as part of Fantastic Fest, is a riveting take on what life if like for poorly parented teenagers in America’s...
Earlier this month noted political blogger Andrew Sullivan had an essay in New York Magazine, where he talked about leaving the Internet and social media for his health. Sullivan talks about our recent change...
I’m all for bar games, but the new “Satanic Panic” room at the Highball in Austin, Texas may be a bit too far. Unveiled as part of Fantastic Fest, the room will be continue...
A lot of horror films are all about the struggles of those left behind, as the survivors of whatever “big bad” is picking them off one by one. The new Blair Witch film...
Kim Gordon (long of seminal noise band Sonic Youth) has a new song out–the first one ever under her own name–a dark tune with a nod to the all-black cars with all their features...
Thanks to @lordbyron080808 for taking a look at a new film from his unique perspective! As a 48-year-old single, childless, movie critic sitting alone in a darkened theater at 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning,...
I haven’t the words to describe Burning Man 2016 yet, but here are a few pictures of the art and my experiences. You’ll see art on the playa, art cars, burning art, and scenes around...
Thanks to @lordbyron080808 for taking a look at a new film from his unique perspective! Last month I reviewed the Matthew McConnaughey Civil War drama, “Free State of Jones,” and I tried to convince readers...
If you haven’t already seen today’s column in the Dallas Morning News on Positivus and Latvia and Donald Trump, click here.
Here’s a first look at some of the things I saw at the Positivus festival in Latvia this year. I’m so glad I went! It was chilly this year for someone from Texas, but...
